by Janny Cho | Apr 7, 2018
*Article available in English and Chinese – Companies can raise funds from investors by “going public. ̋ “Going public” means offering equity securities to the public. A distribution of securities must be qualified by a prospectus that is approved by the...
by Janny Cho | Apr 7, 2018
*Article available in English and Chinese – The Competition Act is a federal statute administered and enforced by the Canadian Competition Bureau and the Public Prosecutions Service of Canada. The purpose of the Competition Act is to encourage competition in...
by Janny Cho | Apr 7, 2018
*Article available in English and Chinese – The Investment Canada Act regulates non-Canadian investments in Canadian businesses, including reviewing significant non-Canadian investments in Canada in order to ensure net benefit to Canada and reviewing and...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 6, 2018
On April 5, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 51-354 Report on Climate change-related Disclosure Project (The Staff Notice). The Staff Notice summarizes the results of the CSA’s review of the disclosure by reporting...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 6, 2018
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today it is investigating several cryptocurrency platforms after receiving a number of complaints. The OSC said that the platforms and any businesses that allow cryptocurrencies that are securities as defined under CSA...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 28, 2018
On March 28 2018, in an effort to stop online fraud being carried out through its social networking service, Twitter began blocking all advertisements promoting Initial Token Offerings (ITOs). ITOs also referred to as an Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), are similar to...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 26, 2018
On March 20 2018, the Ontario Securities Commission published OSC Staff Notice 11-779 Seniors Strategy (the Staff Notice), which outlined new initiatives to respond to the needs of older investors and better equip registered firms and representatives to address issues...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 12, 2018
Barbara Hendrickson recently interviewed by Law Times on the topic of the skepticism around the plan of creating one national securities regulator. Read the full article here: A potential national securities regulator raises concerns
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 11, 2018
On March 8, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for a 90-day comment period ending June 6, 2018, proposed changes aimed at substantially harmonizing the regulatory framework for syndicated mortgages in Canada. These changes are detailed in the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Feb 26, 2018
On February 14, 2018, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) published for comment BC Notice 28/01, Notice and Request for Comment Consulting on the Securities Law Framework for Fintech Regulation (the Notice), with the aim of understanding the nature and...
